This page reflects AMRX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — AMRX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $17.50 (0.69 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.85
±10.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
492
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,074
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.18
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.19
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$12.50
6/18/2026, 11:02:48 PM
2026-07-17
$15.00
7/17/2026, 11:02:53 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:03:03 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:03:03 PM
2026-12-18
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:03:03 PM
2027-03-19
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:03:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $17.50.
AMRX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
1593250
1593250
5
0
1326500
1326500
7.5
0
1061250
1061250
12.5
0
531250
531250
15
250
266250
266500
17.5
750
3250
4000
20
80500
0
80500
22.5
202250
0
202250
25
325250
0
325250
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.